Trump Fires Attorney General Jeff Sessions, See His Replacement

U.S. President Donald Trumphas just fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions, according to CNN.

"At your request, I am submitting my resignation," Sessions wrote in a letter to White House chief of staff John Kelly.

Matthew Whitaker will take over as acting attorney general, the President announced.

Whitaker is also expected to take charge of the Russia investigation and special counsel Robert Mueller from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.

Donald Trump also revealed this on his tweeter yesterday:

"We are pleased to announce that Matthew G. Whitaker, Chief of Staff to Attorney General Jeff Sessions at the Department of Justice, will become our new Acting Attorney General of the United States. He will serve our Country well ...We thank Attorney General Jeff Sessions for his service, and wish him well! A permanent replacement will be nominated at a later date,"

" We thank Attorney General Jeff Sessions for his service, and wish him well! A permanent replacement will be nominated at a later date" , the President tweeted.